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The Ragtime, Gone With The Wind, Cold Mountain Books Review

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By Mehedi Hasan ShawonPublished 2 years ago 5 min read
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The Ragtime, Gone With The Wind, Cold Mountain Books Review
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Ragtime is a novel written by El Doctor. It was first published in 1975. This is a historical novel. A work of historical fiction based on the events of 1902 to 1912. The novel revolves around a wealthy family living in New York.

So that father, mother, and younger brother are referred to as grandfather and ‘younger son, the younger son of father and mother. Making flags and fireworks is the main work of the family.

It is an easy source of resources to showcase their patriotism. A depiction of the life of a New York City tenement slum is attached to this story The story revolves around an Eastern European immigrant known as Tateh. He had sex with his employer and was fired. He is struggling to support his daughter.

The beauty of the girl caught the attention of Evelyn Nesbitt, who provided financial support. However, when Nesbitt's identity is known, he takes his daughter out of town.

Tateh is a talented artist who makes a living by cutting paper silhouettes on the street. Trying to work in a factory. There he gained the experience of a workers' strike.

But when he notices that the workers' lives are not changing much, he is disappointed. In the end, he described himself as a socialist. The novel was nominated for a Nebula Award in the Best Novel category.

They won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1975 He won the American Academy and the Institute of Arts and Letters Award in 1976.

It would not have been possible to win such a prestigious award without a very beautiful style of writing.

Gone With The Wind Book

Gone with the Wind is a novel by American author Margaret Mitchell. It was first published in 1936. The novel deals with the American Civil War and Reconstruction in Clayton County, Atlanta, Georgia. The book depicts the struggles of young Scarlett and O'Hara.

The spoiled daughter of a good plantation owner, who must use all means at her disposal to get out of poverty after Sherman's devastating "March to the Sea".

The novel tells the story of the coming age. The novel Gone with the Wind has been very popular with American readers since its publication. The novel was a bestseller in American fiction from 1936 to 1937.

According to a 2014 survey, this book is the second favorite book of the readers. The novel has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.

In 1937, Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for his fiction in the book. A movie with the same name was made in 1939, and it is one of the best movies ever made. Has won Academy Award in the Best Cinema category more than 12 times. The only novel published during Mitchell's lifetime is Gone with the Wind.

The story revolves around the American Civil War and its reconstruction in the state of Georgia. The novel revolves around the story of the Rebellion, in which seven southern states - including Georgia - declared their separation from the United States in a bid to perpetuate the institution of slavery, which was the economic engine of the South.

The story of the novel begins on April 15, 1861, in a garden owned by a rich Irish family. The name of the rich Irish immigrant is O'Hara.

He has three daughters. The eldest daughter is 16 years old, and is very intelligent but has no interest in going to school. Although she is described as ugly at the beginning of the book, she can attract men.

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Cold Mountain Book

The novel "Cold Mountain" was written by Charles Frazier in 1997. He won the National Book Award for this novel. The main character in the book is WP Inman.

Towards the end of the American Civil War, his lifelong love wandered for months in the desert to return to Ado Monroe. He is one of the Confederate soldiers. The story is a discussion between Inman and Adar and their story revolves around each chapter.

As the story goes, the daughter of a minister recently moved from Charleston to a farm in a rural hill station. Cold Mountain or North Carolina, where Inman came from. Inman knew little about Ado just before he left for battle.

But his love for Adar and his reunion with Inman leaves the army and persuades him to take the Cold Mountain. The details of their brief history are told during the period of the novel.

The novel became one of Frazier's best-selling novels. The book sold over three million copies worldwide. A movie was made in 2003 based on the novel and its story, which was turned into an Academy Award-winning film.

Author Fraser, however, states that Inman was his great-grandfather. He lived in Cold Mountain. The site is now located in Pisgah National Forest, Head County, and North Carolina.

According to the book's commentary, Frazier apologizes for taking liberties in WP Inman's autobiography. The story begins in a Confederate military hospital near Raleigh, North Carolina.

There he repaired war wounds at the Inman Military Hospital. He is tired of fighting for a reason he never believed.

On the advice of a blind man, he returned home from the hospital after seeing the death of a man in a bed next to him. Adar's father died in the Cold Mountains.

The farm, called Black Cove, where the decent, city-dwelling haunted, soon fell into disrepair.

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